PRELIM OUTPUT: DEADLINE – 5TH MEETING
INSTRUCTION:
a. ANSWER THE SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONS USING A COMIC FORMAT IN
REFERENCE TO THE VIDEO SHOWN
i. IMAGES OF THE MEMBERS SHOULD BE INDICATED IN THE COMICS
b. MINIMUM SLIDES: 20
c. MAXIMUM MEMBERS PER GROUP: 5
d. GRADING:
i. CONTENT: 60/60
ii. CREATIVITY: 40/40
e. WARNING: PLAGIARISM IS A MAJOR OFFENSE!
QUESTIONS:
1) Correlate the ideas of Sociology & Anthropology on the video that was shown.
2) If the main aim of technology is to help develop the society, then why is it that there are
areas found within the society that are not touched by technology itself?
3) Is there such a thing as right culture?
4) Can morality be a tool in correcting a culture different from yours?
5) How will the following sociologists view the interchange of culture made by Drew
Arellano and his three respondents? Identify possible problems that can be recognized
by these sociologists and be able to provide solutions thereafter. Indicate the necessary
rationale behind your explanation.
a) Auguste Comte
b) Herbert Spencer
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Karl Marx
e) Max Weber
f) Ferdinand Toennis
g) George Simmel
h) Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown
i) Talcott Parsons
6) Which of the 4 principal ways in the process of culture adaptation (Parallelism,
Diffusion, Fission, Convergence) can you closely associate sociological issues seen in the
video?
7) Which mode of acquiring culture (Example and Imitation, Indoctrination and Formal
Training, Conditioning through a system of rewards and punishments) did the
respondents of Drew Arellano employ away from their home?
8) There are a variety of concepts of cultural significance. Select three possible concepts
from the handouts provided that would closely explain the experiences of Drew
Arellano and his respondents. Indicate the necessary rationale behind your explanation.
9) How does the theory of anomie explain the behaviors of the natives who were a bit
apprehensive in accepting Drew’s invitation to experience the urban life? Indicate the
necessary rationale behind your explanation.
10) Is the idea of Xenocentrism present in the video? Indicate the necessary rationale
behind your explanation.